Action Stations, Action Stations. Set condition one throughout the ship. This is not a drill.
Times change. Foreign policy evolves.
The blockade worked for a while, but intelligence suggests that the enemy is gathering, and in possession of weapons of mass destruction. Possession of weapons of mass destruction is an act of war. Boston Children’s Hospital forces are thus preparing to invade.
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Since writing Guardian in the Night, I’ve been asked a number of times to explain the concept of Fudoshin. I learned the concept originally from my martial arts teacher, Master Daniel Cohen, who taught me much of its meaning.
Unpack Fudoshin and you find flavors of ‘immovable mind’, ‘immovable heart’, and ‘immovable spirit’.
Gandalf and the Balrog explain more.
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Things I’m thankful for:
Mommy and daddy love Toddler Tunes on Pandora as much as I do. 24/7 baby.
People think it’s cute when I fart. This will last forever.
We can all relive Bobcat Goldthwait in all his 80’s glory on Youtube whenever we want. (Would you believe he makes dark, serious movies now? Who woulda thunk…)
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“Mr. President, the Soviet ships are turning back.”
“Thank heavens. Action stations stand down. Set condition three throughout the ship, but keep the alert fighters at high readiness. The enemy may be licking their wounds, but they’ll regroup and come back at us hard.”
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Action stations, action stations. Set condition one throughout the ship. This is not a drill.
October 15, 1962. CIA informs the State Department that the Soviets have medium-range ballistic missiles on the ground in Cuba. The next morning, President Kennedy begins reviewing photographs. By 6:30 p.m. Kennedy convenes 14 military and national security advisers to come up with options.
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Editor’s note: This week one year ago – Flutie to Phelan – It Begins.
A few months ago I was chatting with a couple of my fellow inmates at the hospital about our brief experiences at home. Learned some, shared some, and got a lot of great ideas.
That’s when it hit me!
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Last week Ari took Erica and me on a little walk around Ogunquit. I notice a woman staring at me from about 30 feet away as she walks towards us. I’m used to this kind of behavior, of course. I start waiting for the winky winky, but then she’s stares at Erica, too. Strange.
When she walks by, she looks in the stroller, and turns to her two friends and says, “That’s baby Ari.”
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